Air Quality Alert issued July 17 at 12:43AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency has issued a statewide Air Quality Advisory for the entire state of Ohio as smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to adversely impact air quality.
Pollutants across the state are expected to range from the 'Unhealthy For Sensitive Groups' category in the southwest part of the state to the 'Unhealthy' category in the rest of the state. Hourly concentrations at times may reach the 'Very Unhealthy' to 'Hazardous' categories.
It is recommended, when possible, to avoid strenuous outdoor activities, especially those with heart disease and respiratory conditions like asthma. Watch for symptoms including wheezing, coughing, chest tightness, dizziness, or burning in the nose, throat, and eyes.
For additional information, please visit the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency's website at epa.ohio.gov.
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Tuesday, January 17th, 2012
Gladys Fledderjohann
Former New Knoxville resident Gladys Fledderjohann, 90, died Jan. 15, 2012, at Elmwood Assisted Living, New Bremen.
She was born Oct. 16, 1921, to Vernon and Ella Vordermark Stroh. On May 25, 1941, she married Vernon Fledderjohann, who is deceased.
Surviving are four children, Linda (David) Michael, Madison, Wis., Larry (Paula) Fledderjohann, New Knoxville, Nancy Archer, Sidney, and Jay (Dee) Fledderjohann, New Knoxville; two brothers, Harold (Edith) Stroh, Wapakoneta, and Ralph (Barbara) Stroh, New Knoxville; a sister-in-law, Jean Stroh, Mansfield; nine grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren.
Deceased is a brother, Rolland Stroh.
She was a 1939 graduate of New Knoxville High School. She was a member of First United Church of Christ, New Knoxville. She was a homemaker, 4-H advisor, volunteer poll worker and a member of the church guild.
Services are 1 p.m. Friday at the church, the Rev. David Michael officiating. Burial will follow in Pilger Ruhe Cemetery, New Knoxville.
Calling is 4-7 p.m. Thursday in the ministry center of the church.
Memorials may be made to Grand Lake Home Health.
Condolences may be left at millerfuneralhomes.net.
Arrangements are being handled by Vornholt-Miller Funeral Home, New Knoxville.
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